Monday, June 30, 2008

Mother accused of killing 'Baby Grace' Gives Birth to Another Child


GALVESTON, Texas - The mother of the 2-year-old girl who was known only as "Baby Grace" for weeks after her dead body was found in Galveston Bay has given birth to another child. Kimberly Dawn Trenor, 19, of Spring, gave birth Thursday afternoon at Mainland Medical Center, said Maj. Mike Henson, Galveston County Jail commander. The child, a boy, was immediately taken from her, Henson told the Houston Chronicle in an online report on Saturday. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Franklin Mint

$85 million in defective scratch-off tickets - The tickets had no chance of winning the top prize promised on them


ROANOKE, Virginia - In the latest challenge to a state lottery's deceptive practices, a business professor's lawsuit seeks to hold the Virginia Lottery accountable for selling about $85 million in defective scratch-off tickets. A lawsuit by Washington and Lee University professor Scott Hoover seeks reimbursement for purchasers of an estimated 26.5 million tickets over the past five years. He asserted that the tickets had no chance of winning the top prize promised on them. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - FT Press

Crackdown on Arizona Illegals Stirs National Immigration Debate


Arizona - Sheriffs in Phoenix, Arizona have launched an aggressive crackdown on illegal aliens as part of a growing movement by local officials to help prevent illegal immigration. Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the law is clear cut. “Our policy is if we come across any illegal ... you are arrested. You don’t get a ticket. You get to appear before a judge later on.” More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sky Mall

Just relaxing with his pants undone


FORT PIERCE — A 41-year-old man who told police he was just “relaxing” with his pants undone at the Fort Pierce Community Center was arrested and charged Saturday with lewd or lascivious exhibition/masturbation. Fort Pierce Police officers saw Nicodeme Petion sitting in the driver’s seat with his pants open, belt unbuckled with a sock over his genital area, according to a police report. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Goodwill Too

Man commutes from Denver by bus to beg for cash in Monument - Begs $340 in one day


MONUMENT - Briefcase in hand, Leerie Tagney boards the morning FREX bus in downtown Denver with commuters heading to jobs along the Front Range. He naps on the hourlong ride south on Interstate 25, gets off at the Monument exit and walks to the nearby Woodmoor onramp to start his day's toil. Block letters on a rumpled cardboard sign tell motorists he is OLD-TIRED-SICK-HUNGRY CREATIVE BROKE. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - iLetYou

Man who killed burglary suspects robbing his neighbor's house cleared


HOUSTON, Texas - A Texas man who shot and killed two men he suspected of burglarizing his neighbor's home was cleared in the shootings Monday by a grand jury. Joe Horn shot and killed two men last November after he saw them crawl out a neighbor's window. Joe Horn, 61, shot the two men in November after he saw them crawling out the windows of a neighbor's house in the Houston suburb of Pasadena. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Griffin Technology

Most condemned inmates are essentially given life sentences because so few executions are carried out


SAN FRANCISCO, California - California's 30-year-old death penalty, which costs more than $100 million annually to administer, is "close to collapse," according to a new report issued Monday. The California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, appointed by the state Legislature to propose criminal justice reforms, issued a 117-page report detailing a deeply flawed death penalty system that has the biggest backlog of cases in the nation. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Fortunoff

Woman Accused of Tying Noose around Infant Son's Neck - Fighting with her boyfriend


Frederick County prosecutors will drop attempted murder charges against a woman accused of tying a noose around her infant son's neck after fighting with the child's father. Assistant State's Attorney Lindell Angel says 26-year-old Blanca Noehmi Juarez of Frederick will be prosecuted on charges of second-degree assault and child abuse. Juarez remains in custody on a warrant from the Immigration and Naturalization Service. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Only Natural Pet Store

Man Arrested After Striking Mom In Head With Sausage


DeLAND, Florida - A 46-year-old man was arrested after he threw a 3-pound pack of Polish sausage at his mother, striking her in the head, police said. Gregory Allan Praeger was charged with battery on Saturday after the incident at a Hunters Creek home, according to a DeLand police report. Praeger's mother told police that her son was drinking and they got into an argument. She said Praeger picked up the pack of sausage and threw it at her, grazing the back of her head, the police report said. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sirius Satellite Radio

16 Accidentally Wounded by Military in Shooting Demo


PARIS — A military shooting demonstration in southeast France on Sunday left 16 people wounded, including children, when real bullets were used instead of blank ones, officials said.
Four of the wounded were in serious condition, including a 3-year-old child, Bernard Lemaire, chief of the regional administration in Aude, said on France-3 television. Fifteen of the injured were civilians. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - giggle

America's Shrinking Groceries


American supermarkets are epics of excess: it often seems like every item in the store comes in a "Jumbo" size or has "Bonus!" splashed across the label. But is it possible that the amount of food Americans are buying is, in fact... shrinking? Well, yes. Soaring commodity and fuel prices are driving up costs for manufacturers; faced with a choice between raising prices (which consumers would surely notice) or quietly putting fewer ounces in the bag, carton or cup (which they generally don't) manufacturers are choosing the latter. This month, Kellogg's started shipping Apple Jacks, Cocoa Krispies, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks containing an average of 2.4 fewer ounces per box. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Mountain Gear

Hero: Special Forces Soldier, Blinded in Battle, Determined to Keep Serving


FORT BRAGG, North Carolilna - When Capt. Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat. He achieved them all. Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight.
"Once you're blind, you have to set new goals," Castro said.
He set them higher. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Vermont Teddy Bear

Man Tortured Girlfriend for 3 Hours Over Infidelity Allegations


MIAMI, Florida - Police are asking the public for help in finding a man who they said tortured his live-in girlfriend. Detectives said Roman Rengifo, 31, beat and choked the woman for several hours on Saturday night at their home, 444 N.W. 4th Street in Miami. The victim, whose name is being withheld for her protection, told police she arrived home and was confronted by her drunken boyfriend. She said he began shouting and accusing her of being unfaithful and then filled the bathtub with water and attempted to drown her. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Bake Me A Wish

Man Accused of Walking Down Interstate Wearing Thong and Fake Breasts


MANCHESTER - Drivers along I-291 had quite a sight Saturday, as a man wearing nothing but a thong, fake breasts and a wig sauntered along the side of the highway. Police said they received several calls about the man, which prompted an hour-long search. Police said they found the man, fully clothed and collecting cans behind a business on Batson Drive in Manchester. Police said they found a wig and fake breasts in the man's car. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Elf Cosmetics

Rider climbs from Ferris wheel - Didn't like the conversation with his girlfriend


Pennsylvania - A Ferris wheel rider in Hersheypark Saturday evening didn't like the conversation he was having with his female companion, so he got off the ride -- while it was moving. The man, who was not identified, climbed out of the ride's car and climbed to its roof, where he sat crossed-legged for about 25 minutes as Derry Twp. police and his family tried to talk him down. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Live Aquaria

Search for oil in an eight-level mall in Beverly Hills


California - Britney Spears, Jay Z, Adam Sandler and Plains Exploration and Production Company have one thing in common. They've all been sighted at Beverly Center, an eight- level mall near Beverly Hills, where celebrities shop for clothes and the oil company pumps crude. The rising price of oil, which hit a record $142.99 a barrel today, has sent exploration companies scurrying to squeeze additional supplies from the fields underlying Los Angeles and its celebrity-rich neighbor. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Fog Dog Sports

Man survives a lightning strike in the back of the head


Mora, Minnesota - Kent Lilyerd wrestled with his new gazebo Friday afternoon as strong winds threatened to toss it into a nearby river. Soon, man and structure were cartwheeling through the air. Suddenly, a blow to the back of Lilyerd's head planted him face-down in his lawn. He lay unconscious for about an hour before awakening to the buzz of mosquitoes in his ears and cold rain slapping his body. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Interstate Batteries

Feds Investigate San Francisco - Protecting Honduran youths caught dealing crack cocaine from possible federal deportation


California - San Francisco juvenile probation officials - citing the city's immigrant sanctuary status - are protecting Honduran youths caught dealing crack cocaine from possible federal deportation and have given some offenders a city-paid flight home with carte blanche to return. The city's practices recently prompted a federal criminal investigation into whether San Francisco has been systematically circumventing U.S. immigration law, according to officials with knowledge of the matter. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Exposures

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Paris men's fashion spring/summer 2009 - Dresses and kilts


PARIS - Pants are coming in all shapes and forms at the Paris men's fashion spring/summer 2009 shows this week, with some designers even throwing in dresses and kilts. Top name John Galliano, a designer who likes to shock, threw asymmetrical kilts topped by brightly-coloured tartan jackets on his models in a catwalk show themed on the sartorial travels of a male model. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Apple Computer

Truck Full Of Extinguishers Catches Fire


Pennsylvania - A truck full of fire extinguishers and other safety equipment caught fire in Lancaster Township Wednesday afternoon. The Lancaster Township Fire Department was called to 1405 Wabank Road for a vehicle fire at 4:19 p.m. The box truck belonged to Lancaster Safety Technologies, a company that specializes in fire extinguisher inspections, recharges and sales. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - alle' Fine Jewelry

State prepares for first execution since foul up


STARKE, Florida - Florida's new procedure for lethal injections could be tested Tuesday when executioners strap down a condemned inmate for the first time since a botched execution. Mark Dean Schwab, 39, is scheduled to die exactly 16 years after he was sentenced in the 1991 kidnapping, rape and murder of 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez. Florida officials say they have resolved problems with the December 2006 execution of Angel Diaz. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Boden

City Vehicles Vandalized With Racial Slurs Targeting Barack Obama


Florida - The vandalism happened in a City of Orlando parking lot on the corner of south and orange. Phrases including “Obmama smokes crack” and others phrases with racial slurs were written in blue spray paint on the white city cars and trucks. Other vehicles appeared to have had their gas tanks tampered with. Along with the paint, hundreds of business cards were left on windshields. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Appliance Parts Pros

Vogue Magazine Cover Model Dies in Fall From New York Building


NEW YORK — A European Vogue cover model fell to her death from her Manhattan apartment building Saturday in an apparent suicide, published reports said. Ruslana Korshunova, 20, died around 2:30 p.m. in a fall from a building on Water Street, in Manhattan's Financial District, The New York Post, the Daily News and Newsday reported. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Bead Room

Man charged in weed-whacker attack


GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania - A Westmoreland County man is accused of hitting his neighbor with a weed-whacker. Sixty-seven-year-old Gary Wright, of Southwest Greensburg, is charged with simple assault, recklessly endangerment and disorderly conduct. Police say neighbor William Bell told Wright to get off his property on May 23 and Wright hit him in the arm with the tool. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Swank Magazine

Soccer star gave a false name to police - Turned out to be that of a wanted burglar


UK - Arsenal legend Michael Thomas scored a real own goal when he gave a false name to police...which turned out to be that of a wanted burglar. When Thomas, who was carrying a large sum in cash, was asked who he was he bizarrely gave the name of a wanted man. He was arrested and taken to Chingford police station in East London. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Apple iTunes

Amy Winehouse punches fan, spits chewing gum into audience


UK - Amy Winehouse made Pete Doherty look angelic last night after punching a fan, spitting chewing gum into the crowd and calling Kanye West a c*** on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.
Her obnoxious behaviour tainted what should have been a magical comeback set. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Ask PC Experts

PETA turns its fire on celebrity meat-eaters


Animal rights protesters have launched a series of angry campaigns against A-list carnivores. They are shifting their focus from celebrities who wear fur to others who encourage the "exploitation" of animals by eating them. In its latest campaign, Peta – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which became infamous for dousing fur-wearers in red paint – has launched an attack on the singer Jessica Simpson. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - America's Largest Pet Pharmacy

Teen Decapitated by Batman Ride At Six Flags


COBB COUNTY, Georgia - Investigators with Cobb County police said a boy was decapitated at Six Flags amusement park Saturday. Authorities said the incident happened just after 2:00 p.m. Saturday. A church group went to the amusement park and a group of boys with the group jumped a fence and entered an area that was marked off limits. More... Video - Video 2 - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Fox TV Store

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Hero: 5-Year-Old Boy Saves Little Sister From Choking to Death on Beads - Jumps Into Action As Sister Hangs By Neck


BRISTOL, Connecticut - Trevor Caron didn't waste any time when he saw his younger sister hanging with beads around her neck. “I thought Hannah would die in three more seconds,” he said. “But then that's when I got off my bed and ran to Hannah and saved Hannah's life.” With his grandmother in the other room, Trevor said he was watching television when he heard his 2-year-old sister choking. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - LEGO

Mystery Letter Claims Responsibility for Pregnant Army Dentist's Death


A North Carolina newspaper received a letter from someone claiming to be the killer of a pregnant Army dentist found dead last weekend in a hotel bathtub. The note's writer takes responsibility "for the dead body that was found on Saturday, June 21 @11:30," but police are skeptical of the letter's credibility, according to The Fayetteville Observer, the paper that received the letter. More... Video - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Books-A-Million

Court refuses obscene name change: F--- Censorship


SANTA FE, New Mexico - A New Mexico appeals court on Friday ruled against a Los Alamos man who wanted to change his name to a phrase containing a popular four-letter obscenity. The man appealed after a state district judge in Bernalillo County refused his request to change his name to "F--- Censorship!" Judge Nan Nash ruled that the proposed name change was "obscene, offensive and would not comport with common decency."
The man's name now is Variable. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Books-A-Million

Gay pride parade has new meaning


SAN FRANCISCO, California - Move over Dykes on Bikes. Here come the brides - and grooms. Given San Francisco's sizable role in initiating the lawsuits that led California's highest court to strike down the state's bans on same-sex marriage, the city's 38th annual gay pride festival and parade is likely to draw huge crowds this weekend, tourism officials say. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Omaha Steaks

Mother Convicted in Toddler's Hog-Tying Death Expecting Again


Australia - A former Caboolture woman jailed in 2003 for the sickening "hog-tying" death of her 18-month-old daughter has revealed she is going to be a mother again. In an interview in today's Qweekend magazine, Rebecca Mae Haliday, 27, who now lives in Victoria and is a free woman after her parole expired in February, speaks of her fears for what will happen when authorities find out about the pregnancy. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Netflix

Bat Invasion Closes Social Security Office


ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida - A bat invasion has closed the only Social Security office in our nation's oldest city. The office, located off U.S. 1 South, has been closed for the past two weeks. A spokesperson says the plan right now is to set up temporary offices. Tom Moore with Rascal Rangers, the company hired to remove the bats, estimates that there were more than 1,000 brown bats in the ceiling area. More Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sirius Satellite Radio

Murder Charge for Brother Whose Sister Shed Scarf


TORONTO — The brother of a Canadian teenager who was slain in what friends described as a family dispute over a Muslim head scarf was charged with murder, becoming the second family member accused in her death, police said Friday. Aqsa Parvez, 16, of Pakistani origin, was strangled in December at her Mississauga, Ontario, home. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - GoDaddy

Officials try fake speed bumps to slow drivers


PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania - Cathy Campbell did a double-take and tapped the brakes when she spotted what appeared to be a pointy-edged box lying in the road just ahead. She got fooled. It was a fake speed bump, a flat piece of blue, white and orange plastic that is designed to look like a 3-D pyramid from afar when applied to the pavement. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Packet 8

Friday, June 27, 2008

Border Fence Would Cut Through Texas University


BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The steel fence that the U.S. government wants to build along the Mexican border would do more than slice through the University of Texas' Brownsville campus and cut off the golf course from the rest of the school. School officials say it would make a mockery of the very mission of the university: promoting close ties between the U.S. and Mexico. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Dicks Sporting Goods

High court rules exorcism protected by 1st Amendment - Throws out award to injured girl


Texas - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday threw out a jury award over injuries a 17-year-old girl suffered in an exorcism conducted by members of her old church, ruling that the case unconstitutionally entangled the court in religious matters. In a 6-3 decision, the justices found that a lower court erred when it said the Pleasant Glade Assembly of God's First Amendment rights regarding freedom of religion did not prevent the church from being held liable for mental distress triggered by a "hyper-spiritualistic environment." More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Current Catalog

Man spills motor oil on pants and his buddy jokes that he wet his pants - Beats buddy to death


Brian Paul Curtis, wanted on charges of first degree murder, turned himself into the Mesa County Sheriff’s office Thursday afternoon. Curtis surrendered himself to the authorities at 2:50 pm without incident.
The warrant for Paul's arrest was issued after deputies found out he hit another man in the head with a baseball bat. According to an arrest affidavit Brain Paul spilled motor oil on his pants while working on his motorcycle. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Springhill Nursery

Salmonella cases continue to climb - Tomatoes may not be the cause


WASHINGTON DC - As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak — or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes.
The widening outbreak — with 810 people confirmed ill — means whatever is making people sick could very well still be on the market, federal health officials warned on Friday. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Hickory Farms

Man holds up store - Beats clerk with a banana


FREDERICK COUNTY, Maryland - Frederick County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who attacked a convenience store clerk with a banana.
A man walked into a 7-Eleven store in Monrovia just after midnight Wednesday and demanded money. Investigators said that when the clerk refused, the man became so agitated that he started grabbing items off the counter. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Costume Craze

Muskrat Brings Down Levee - Frantic Sandbagging Effort to Save Town


WINFIELD, Missouri - A heroic effort by hundreds of townspeople, volunteers and National Guardsmen to hold back the Mississippi River failed Friday — undone by a burrowing muskrat. The furry rodent dug a hole through the earthen levee in this eastern Missouri community, allowing water to penetrate the floodwall, which failed shortly before dawn. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Travelocity

Pet Dogs Kill Owner


BREVARD COUNTY, Florida - A 74 year old woman has been mauled to death by her pet dogs according to police. Loraine May of Titusville was found dead in her home on Elliot Avenue just after 5 pm. Thursday by her son. The son called 911 after he discovered the body when he returned home from work. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Lane Bryant

Wyoming Mountain Depicted On Colorado Stamp


FORT COLLINS, Colorado - Colorado's new flag stamp that went on sale two weeks ago as part of a new national stamp series may have a major problem: the mountain is in Wyoming. The U.S. Postal Service stamp shows the Colorado flag, with a snowy mountain and evergreen trees. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sierra Trading Post

Royals cost taxpayers $80Million a year


UK - Queen Elizabeth and the royal family cost British taxpayers an average of 66 pence ($1.32) per person last year, Buckingham Palace announced Friday in its annual report of royal finances. The total cost of the queen and royal family was 40 million pounds ($80 million) in the past fiscal year, an increase of 2 percent from the year before, according to the Royal Public Finances report. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Interstate Batteries

Athletes using Viagra to enhance their performance


LONDON — Athletes looking for a performance boost appear to be turning to a little blue pill more usually taken for its off-the-field benefits: Viagra.
But experts are divided over whether it actually offers athletes an edge. Some sports authorities say the drug is now finding a following among athletes. It isn't clear how many might be taking it in hopes of improving athletic performance. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Live Aquaria

Sex Offenders Sue in for Right to Volunteer in Churches


ATLANTA, Georgia - Sex offenders in Georgia are suing for the right to volunteer in houses of worship as a new measure already approved by lawmakers has some critics up in arms. The Atlanta-based Southern Center for Human Rights filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of the 15,400 sex offenders on Georgia’s state registry. Georgia already has one of the nation's toughest sex offender statutes, and the center is hoping to stop the added measure, set to go into effect July 1. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Mothers Work

Crisis Intervention Teacher Accused of Punching Student


NEW YORK - A crisis intervention teacher at an elementary school is accused of punching a 12-year-old student in the head and putting him into a choke hold. Scott Antwork, 58, has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Prosecutors said the veteran teacher also grabbed the student's right arm and pushed him onto a table during the incident last week at Public School 54 in Queens. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Pet Street Mall

More Firearm Ban Laws Questioned By National Rifle Association


Washington, D.C. - The Supreme Court's 5 to 4 Thursday decision declaring the District of Colombia ban on gun ownership unconstitutional has sparked filing of similar lawsuits in other states.
The National Rifle Association said Friday it would file lawsuit against handgun prohibitions in San Francisco, Chicago and Willmette, Evanston, Oak Park and Morton Grove in Illinois, according to NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre. More... Join NRA - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Pet Street Mall

Woman whose three-year-old died of malnutrition in "filth and squalor" - Jailed for 12 years


UK - Tiffany Wright was neglected by her parents in the Sheffield pub they ran, the city's crown court heard.
Sabrina Hirst, 22, was jailed after admitting manslaughter and her husband Robert Hirst, 44, was jailed for five years for child cruelty.
Judge Alan Goldsack described the case as "about as bad a case of child manslaughter as there can be". More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Great Skin